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You guys think the Bronco 6 will be aluminum bodied like the F-150 (and the rest of the F-series eventually)?
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You guys think the Bronco 6 will be aluminum bodied like the F-150 (and the rest of the F-series eventually)?
The rest of the F-series will get aluminum bodies soon so it will probably spread to the rest of the truck lineup. Question is if it spreads to SUVs too, and what Ford will categorize the 2020 Bronco as...I have a feeling aluminum is not only here to stay, it is here to take over. I'm surprised it took so long...
That is surprisingly light. What chassis was it built on at the time do you know?For what it's worth they were aiming for extremely light weight with the 04 Bronco concept. It weighed only 3100 pounds. Granted I would expect a new Bronco won't be quite as stripped down and no frills as what they created for the concept.
All the investment in the all aluminum body F150 has to start trickling down to help achieve CAFE by means other than powerplant engineering and by 2020 my guess is most of Ford's line up with have to make use of aluminum in significant ways.
It was supposed to ride on the compact SUV CD2 platform same as the Escape. In some ways it's better for a clean slate this time around it should be Body on Frame.That is surprisingly light. What chassis was it built on at the time do you know?
Also anyone know how many pounds were shaved off the F150 by going aluminum body?
So the concept wasn't BOF? Eww. Good thing they didn't make it then. Glad they're bringing back the Bronco to be based on the Ranger this time so we can get BOF construction.It was supposed to ride on the compact SUV CD2 platform same as the Escape. In some ways it's better for a clean slate this time around it should be Body on Frame.
I don't know the exact weight savings for the F150 but it was huge.. something like 700 LBS i wanna say.
As I understand it, the Super Duties are getting the new aluminum F150 bodies for 2017.The rest of the F-series will get aluminum bodies soon so it will probably spread to the rest of the truck lineup. Question is if it spreads to SUVs too, and what Ford will categorize the 2020 Bronco as...
Yea the difference between the 2014 F-150 and new aluminum 2015 F-150 was about 700 pounds as revealed by Ford, but this weight reduction was for the biggest/heaviest F-150 model and not all of the weight saving came from the new aluminum construction. Some weight reduction also came from a lighter undercarriage and lighter interior materials. In any case, what they learned from making the F-150 lighter can be applied to the 6th gen Bronco too, along with any further weight reducing technologies they develop in the next few years before Bronco production starts.It was supposed to ride on the compact SUV CD2 platform same as the Escape. In some ways it's better for a clean slate this time around it should be Body on Frame.
I don't know the exact weight savings for the F150 but it was huge.. something like 700 LBS i wanna say.
I agree with you!Yea the difference between the 2014 F-150 and new aluminum 2015 F-150 was about 700 pounds as revealed by Ford, but this weight reduction was for the biggest/heaviest F-150 model and not all of the weight saving came from the new aluminum construction. Some weight reduction also came from a lighter undercarriage and lighter interior materials. In any case, what they learned from making the F-150 lighter can be applied to the 6th gen Bronco too, along with any further weight reducing technologies they develop in the next few years before Bronco production starts.
Explorer built on the F-150 bones?Well the new rumor is the next gen Ford Explorer is going to have an aluminum body.
Granted it will most likely be built on the F-150's bones and significantly more expensive than the Bronco but hopefully it trickles down from the higher end trucks and SUV's.